Psalm 45:13 The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of worked gold. It has happened sometimes that persons of royal birth have not known their high rank. It was so with the founders of the great empire of Rome. Through jealousy two young princes were exposed on the banks of a river. After going through a strange experience they were found by a shepherd, whose simple, homely wife brought them up in her cottage as her own sons. Not till they were grown up did they discover their royal origin, and then together they founded Rome. Like them, some of us have never dreamt that we were king's daughters. Some smile incredulously at the very idea. But it is a fact that every one of us may be a king's daughter (2 Corinthians 6:18; Romans 8:29; Matthew 12:50). Then what a comfort to remember that since we are the King's daughters His wealth is ours. The King, our Father, has wonderful resources. There is one word of warning I would like to say. Many folk, when they are in trouble, say, "Oh yes, if I trust in God, it will be all right. I must trust Him; there's no one else to trust to." But they forget that if they want to claim God's fatherly provision they must live as His daughters. Then, the King's daughter is "all glorious within." She is not a sham. Mere outside goodness is not enough. The mind must be cleansed from all evil imaginations, the affections withdrawn from all wrong objects. If we nurse and foster any heart sin we are dead to our high privilege as the King's daughters, for they are all glorious within. You notice the clothing is of "wrought gold." Trouble has been taken with it, it has been worked or wrought. And it is made of gold, it is durable, it will stand the testing fires. Let us take more trouble to make our garment of lifework durable and beautiful. And then the King's daughter is to be brought "in raiment of needlework." Day by day we are putting in the stitches. Every word, every act is a stitch making or marring the beauty of the whole. Those mistaken stitches can never be drawn out. Then take the marred work to the King now, by faith place it in His hands, tell Him just how you feel about it; and you will find that for the truly contrite soul filled with sorrow and regret for past failures the King has a marvellous fashion of beautifying spoilt work, and covering the ugly stitches with His own embroidery of love. And let us remember that beauty comes from "within." Paint and powder do not make beauty. Health and goodness do. Made beautiful "within," we shall be enabled to express the inner life in a consistent and beautiful outward life which may well be compared to wrought gold and embroidered work. (Anon.) Parallel Verses KJV: The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.WEB: The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold. |
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